Leonard, the 24th commitment to the Seminoles 2014 recruiting class, had d 67 tackles, 12 sacks, and 18.5 tackles for loss as a junior at Middletown (Md.) High. He is the second defensive end to commit to the ‘Noles 2014 class, joining Jacksonville Sandalwood’s Blake McClain.

He told 247sports’ Chris Nee he loved his visit to Tallahassee in July, during which he spent time with FSU linebackers coach Sal Sunseri.

“It was a blast,” Leonard told Nee. “I learned so much. Just everything you do. The little stuff. [Coach Sunseri] knows his stuff and he is a good coach. The biggest thing he told me was to stay low, because I am so tall and when I come out of my stance I just naturally want to stand up, so he just said stay low.”

Leonard told Rivals FSU site Warchant.com that his father and uncle are both FSU alumni and he grew up a Seminoles' fan.

He told Michael Laughlin of Warchant in June, "It's a powerhouse defense, the way they play football over there at FSU and they just put three defensive ends in the league last year and 11 players overall."

Lake Mary defensive tackle Adam Torres sent a text message Monday night announcing, "I committed to Florida State. I spoke to the coaches," thus becoming the third Central Florida blue-chip defender of the day to make his college commitment.